Very nice, Katherine. I haven't heard it before. There is an old hymn, "I'll Walk With God" - this melody sort of sounds like it.
I'm doing mass this evening. I have to admit, my heart was beating a little faster when I started Morning Prayer this morning. Kind of lame, I know, but what can I say? I like these feasts.
Are you preaching the homily, Jim? Here the deacons always get the holy days. My husband preached the school Mass this morning. He kept it short and basic for the kids. When I was a kid, we always got the holy days off. Of course then we never started until after labor day. I always liked this feast, too.
No the deacons don't preach the weekday holy days here - not even Christmas. It's a kindness to me - I have a day job and can't do the morning masses on weekdays.
I like the song. Like Jim, I hadn't heard it. Jim, I hope the celebrant doesn't do to you what ours did to Deacon Pete this morning -- that is, capsulize the whole homily in the "introduction" at the start of Mass.
More Assumption Day music: Asumpta Est Maria by William Byrd. This one isn't meant for congregational singing, though a group I was part of in college sang it. Byrd likely composed it in the 1570s. For the school Mass this morning they dusted off an oldie I hadn't heard in awhile, Mother Dear, O Pray for Me. It doesn't go back as far as Byrd, but would be late 19th century.
I just read a very interesting post on the Assumption (see link below). It's on the blog of John Kane, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Regis University (Denver).
I'm currently reading Kane's "Building the Human City: William F. Lynch's Ignatian Spirituality for Public Life." It's very good.
Link for Kane's blog post: https://withacane.com/2018/08/15/the-feast-of-marys-assumption/ Link for Kane's book on Lynch: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Human-City-Ignatian-Spirituality-ebook/dp/B01E4U2AEU
My understanding of Church teaching about Mary has evolved a lot in 20 years. I often felt that Mary was just being used to make points about the proper role of women, a throwback to a time when women were expected to endure what was thrust upon them by the patriarchy. Gradually, I began to see a Mary who was an active and willing participant in God's new covenant, not just a poor woman who had developed a kind of Stockholm Syndrome relationship with God. I found Kane's insights refreshing and interesting.
>>Mary’s Assumption is, in other words, one part of the larger Christian belief about a kingdom that will and does transform this real physical world — where women get pregnant, suffer childbirth, and are so often terribly treated; where the poor are still with us, suffering and oppressed; where the rich and powerful glory in their excess and use terrible brutality to defend their kingdom.<<
Once you click on the link on your device, it shows up in grey. It shows blue for everyone else until they click on it. At least that is what I have observed.
Very nice, Katherine. I haven't heard it before. There is an old hymn, "I'll Walk With God" - this melody sort of sounds like it.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing mass this evening. I have to admit, my heart was beating a little faster when I started Morning Prayer this morning. Kind of lame, I know, but what can I say? I like these feasts.
Are you preaching the homily, Jim? Here the deacons always get the holy days. My husband preached the school Mass this morning. He kept it short and basic for the kids. When I was a kid, we always got the holy days off. Of course then we never started until after labor day.
DeleteI always liked this feast, too.
No the deacons don't preach the weekday holy days here - not even Christmas. It's a kindness to me - I have a day job and can't do the morning masses on weekdays.
DeleteI like the song. Like Jim, I hadn't heard it. Jim, I hope the celebrant doesn't do to you what ours did to Deacon Pete this morning -- that is, capsulize the whole homily in the "introduction" at the start of Mass.
ReplyDeleteMy choir sang for the vigil Mass last night. I liked the readings for today much better than the vigil readings.
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ReplyDeleteMore Assumption Day music: Asumpta Est Maria by William Byrd. This one isn't meant for congregational singing, though a group I was part of in college sang it. Byrd likely composed it in the 1570s.
ReplyDeleteFor the school Mass this morning they dusted off an oldie I hadn't heard in awhile, Mother Dear, O Pray for Me. It doesn't go back as far as Byrd, but would be late 19th century.
I just read a very interesting post on the Assumption (see link below). It's on the blog of John Kane, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Regis University (Denver).
ReplyDeleteI'm currently reading Kane's "Building the Human City: William F. Lynch's Ignatian Spirituality for Public Life." It's very good.
Link for Kane's blog post: https://withacane.com/2018/08/15/the-feast-of-marys-assumption/
Link for Kane's book on Lynch: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Human-City-Ignatian-Spirituality-ebook/dp/B01E4U2AEU
I like Kane's blog post, it's a good explanation without trying so hard that it loses the essence.
DeleteMy understanding of Church teaching about Mary has evolved a lot in 20 years. I often felt that Mary was just being used to make points about the proper role of women, a throwback to a time when women were expected to endure what was thrust upon them by the patriarchy. Gradually, I began to see a Mary who was an active and willing participant in God's new covenant, not just a poor woman who had developed a kind of Stockholm Syndrome relationship with God. I found Kane's insights refreshing and interesting.
Delete>>Mary’s Assumption is, in other words, one part of the larger Christian belief about a kingdom that will and does transform this real physical world — where women get pregnant, suffer childbirth, and are so often terribly treated; where the poor are still with us, suffering and oppressed; where the rich and powerful glory in their excess and use terrible brutality to defend their kingdom.<<
Can someone explain to me how one adds a link on this blog? I tried to do it for the previous comment, but couldn't. Thanks, Gene
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DeleteGene, try this link: www.echoecho.com/htmllinks01.htm
DeleteIt explains it pretty well. I tried to lay it out in steps, but it won't let me do that.
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DeleteKatherine: It worked! Except this: the letters showed up in a very pale gray. How did you manage to make them show up in blue?
DeleteOnce you click on the link on your device, it shows up in grey. It shows blue for everyone else until they click on it. At least that is what I have observed.
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